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The life priorities of HIV-seropositive injection drug users: findings from a community-based sample
(Les priorités de vie des porteurs du VIH usagers de drogue par injection : recherches au sein d'une communauté)
Auteur(s) :
MIZUNO Y. ;
PURCELL, D. ;
BORKOWSKI T. M. ;
KNIGHT, K. ;
SUDIS TEAM
Année
2005
Page(s) :
395-403
Langue(s) :
Français
Refs biblio. :
22
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
VIH
;
USAGER
;
INJECTION
;
CONDUITE A RISQUE
;
SEXUALITE
;
QUALITE DE VIE
;
STYLE DE VIE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
AIDS and Behavior, 2005, 7, (4), 395-403
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Using cross-sectional data from an ethnically diverse sample of 161 HIV seropositive injection drug users (IDUs), we investigated (1) how HIV-positive IDUs rank their life priorities, (2) whether HIV prioritization (defined as whether or not ranking HIV as a top priority) is associated with risk behaviors, and (3) potential correlates of HIV prioritization. HIV was ranked as the most important priority by 37% of the participants. Among those who did not rank HIV as the top priority, housing, money, and safety from violence were particularly salient priorities. Those who gave the highest priority to HIV were less likely to have unprotected vaginal sex with primary partners who were HIV negative or of unknown serostatus, were less likely to split drugs with a used syringe, and used fewer numbers of injection drugs. HIV prioritization, however, was not associated with sex risk behaviors with nonprimary partners and HIV-positive primary partners. Significant correlates of HIV prioritization included age and the use of a heroin/stimulant mixture. These findings provide a number of important implications for HIV prevention intervention research for HIV-positive IDUs. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Centers Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE Mail Stop E37, Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.